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commitment ceremony

American

[kuh-mit-muhnt ser-uh-moh-nee] / kəˈmɪt mənt ˌsɛr əˌmoʊ ni /

noun

a ceremony and celebration that affirms the love and commitment between two people who cannot or do not want to marry each other, typically a same-sex couple.

Etymology

Origin of commitment ceremony

First recorded in 1985–90

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commitment ceremony

We started with nine people and had a commitment ceremony, where among other things we described the attributes and strengths we perceived in each person.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021

Close, anyway: commitment ceremony, just a few relatives.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2020

I’d planned to kick off the season by visiting my parents in Jersey and giving a speech at my friends’ commitment ceremony in Brooklyn.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2019

And three years ago, the Supreme Court declined to hear a 1st Amendment claim from the photographer who refused to shoot photos of a commitment ceremony for two women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2017

About 10 years later they had a commitment ceremony to celebrate their relationship.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2017

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